equivocate
11equivocate — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. hedge, dodge, prevaricate; see lie 1 . See Synonym Study at lie . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [i KWIV uh kate] to use vague or ambiguous language, usually to evade. The politician would equivocate to… …
12equivocate — intransitive verb ( cated; cating) Date: 1590 1. to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive 2. to avoid committing oneself in what one says Synonyms: see lie • equivocation noun • equivocator noun …
13equivocate — equivocatingly, adv. equivocator, n. /i kwiv euh kayt /, v.i., equivocated, equivocating. to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead; prevaricate or hedge: When asked directly for his position on… …
14equivocate — To make a statement that is capable of being taken in more than one way, with the aim of exploiting the ambiguity …
15equivocate — Synonyms and related words: about the bush, alternate, around the bush, avoid, back and fill, be untruthful, beat about, beat around, beg the question, bicker, boggle, cavil, change, choplogic, deceive, dither, dodge, double talk, draw the… …
16equivocate — e|quiv|o|cate [ıˈkwıvəkeıt] v [i]formal to avoid giving a clear or direct answer to a question >equivocation [ıˌkwıvəˈkeıʃən] n [U and C] …
17equivocate — e|quiv|o|cate [ ı kwıvə,keıt ] verb intransitive FORMAL to avoid making a clear statement by saying something that has more than one possible meaning ╾ e|quiv|o|ca|tion [ ı,kwıvə keıʃn ] noun count or uncount …
18equivocate — [[t]ɪkwɪ̱vəkeɪt[/t]] equivocates, equivocating, equivocated VERB When someone equivocates they deliberately use vague language in order to deceive people or to avoid speaking the truth. [V about/over n] He is equivocating a lot about what is… …
19equivocate — e quiv·o·cate || keɪt v. be ambiguous, prevaricate, use words with double meanings (especially with intent to deceive) …
20equivocate — [ɪ kwɪvəkeɪt] verb use ambiguous or evasive language. Derivatives equivocation noun equivocator noun equivocatory adjective Origin ME: from late L. aequivocat , aequivocare call by the same name , from aequivocus (see equivocal) …
